The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-10-12

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Arnim left the room with an AW
Hisdsrschsn! Her reply was scarcely
audible. The little head remained
bowed over the flowers. the hands
plucked nervouSly at the leaves.
Arnin set his teeth. a wild impatienc@
sur@ed through his breast He would
fain have pressed this tender form to
his tortured heart with the dcspalring
cry:
"Have then lost your confidence?
Do you love this stranger better tkap
NE? VIII YOU leave the house that
once harbored your mother to 90 with
him.
But he saw that Marianne's eyes
rested upon him with 4 questioning
glance. and controlling his emotion, he
went silently.
AZ noon a messenger appeared say
inc ei,at the doctor would not return
anu! evening. USsikow was found.
Ei ,av Ill in the village of Grunfcld.
irsin must 90 tc him tomorrow with
stores of linen and other neccSSaries
and remain until his removal was pos
>:iic
Dcsiroe received this intelligence
with white face and throDbing heart.
4 few minutes later she stood before
Marianne, who exclaimed:
Good heavens. how you look!
What is lie matter with YOU? Take
the drops at once. God forbid that
YOU should bring the typhus into our
house
The girl turned impaticntly away.
Nothing is the matter with me, she
said, but ac is stricken with the fever
in a neighboring village, and is with
out care Ivan goes to him to-mor-
row. Not until tomorrow! 0, my
God. how long it will be before morn
ing
WHO, child! Arnim?"
NO, no! Hilmar Ussikow! I i'm
plore You 60 to him at once.
What do YOU say, foolish girl? /
so to this stranger! l would really
like to know why -
ITO nurse him. to save him ! Uncle
Arnim says that in this sickness. nurs.
ing does every thing. And just think
Of the lies in q low musty peasant
chamber, among strange, rough peo-
pie. uncared for and alone! Perhaps
there is no one to even hand him .
drink in his thirst and agony. You
must 90 to him. Every moments de-
lay brings him nearer death. -
Il must 60! Are YOU mad. DcSiree,
and why I. out of all the world?>
Because he loves YOU cried the
girl. desparingly. Because he wishes
to make you his wife. ,
For moment Marianne seem pctri-
fed. Then she shrugged her shoulders
and answered:
MY child, even if US>ikow loved me
to distraction-and l have not re.
marked that he cares for nc in the
least-I would not leave this house
one hour for his sake. III the first
place. it would be highly improper
even for his promised wife. and would
cause no end of talk; in the second
place, might get this dreadful fever.
and perhaps my death. l would, in no
event, accept an offer from this gen.
tleman; do not care for him, and ]
will never leave my cousin. What
would he do without me? Now come
to the table child. 1t is half an hour
past the time. 1t was thoughtless in
Arnim to send the message at this
hour. TIE fish is no doubt spoiled.
But how excited You are! French wom.
en- are terribly hvsterical." !"
"Do you think Ussikow will die?"
asked the girl, with quivering lips.
1T IS more than likely in this dis
ease: but if he can be saved, my cousin
will save him. 1t is a rare piece OF
gool; luck that he Is not sick in our
house, and that he can not be moved.
1fhe could, Arnim would have him
,,crt,i! spite of our protests. Now, do
force ,ourself to eat something, child
I fee! all broken up myself, but to 60
with an empty stomach in times like
his IS dangerous. Lie down after
dinner, and this strange mood will
pass. I am glad Arnim has not seen
You so.''
4 beg you do not tel him a word u
If you stop this nonsense and act
ike q sensible creature l will tell him
nothing
Was it sensible to wander rest
lessly up and down through house and
garden, to count the minutes until
evening, to stare with glowing eyes
into the distance, to press feverish
hands to 4 burning forehead, and ask
if the pitiless sun would never 90 down,
to stammer incoherent prayers for one
alone-one who was perhaps now toss
ing in delirium, and longing vainly for
some hand to smooth his pillow
Could Arnim have suspected with
what longing Papillon awaited him-a
longing notion his own account-would
he have fastened home
Night had already fallen when he
entered the family sitting room NOR.
tally weary, and threw himself into hi:
armchair. When Desiree saw him sho
uttered q cry.
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